Hubert Waelrant

Flemish composer, teacher and music editor

Hubert Waelrant or Hubertus Waelrant (last name also spelled Waelrand and Latinised name: Hubertus Waelrandus) (c. 1517 – 19 November 1595) was a Flemish composer, singer, teacher, music editor, bookseller, printer and publisher active in 16th century Antwerp. He was a member of the generation of the Franco-Flemish School of composers who were contemporaries of Palestrina. Unlike famous composers of his time he mostly worked in northern Europe. His style is a transition between that of Nicolas Gombert and the mature Orlande de Lassus. His compositions were modern in the use of chromaticism and dissonance.

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Works

The Long LineThe Long Line
  • Als ick u vinde
  • Musiciens qui chantez
  • O Villanella
  • Vaarwel, mijn broeder
  • Vorria morire per uscir